Motor



w. 5. EDELMAN ,MOTOR Filed March 27, 1942 87 so 52 :3 s

INVENTOR Walter E. Eda Lman ATTORNEY Patented Dec 10, 1946 UltlTED STATES T FFICE MOTGR Walter E. Edelman, Minneapolis, MillEL, assignor to Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company, Minneapolis, Minn, a corporation of Delaware Application March 27.. E942, Serial No. iddgioii ation, promoting increased economy of construction, facilitating assembly and increasing the accessibility of parts for purposes of replacement and repair. The present invention is concerned primarily with improvements in relatively small motors, but it will be understood that the features are not limited thereto and may be applied to motors of other sizes as well.

A broad object of this invention is the provision of a comparatively small motor which is unusually powerful in proportion to its size.

Another object of this invention is to provide a comparatively powerful motor in proportion to its size by utilizing the necessary iron and copper in advantageous proportions.

A further object of this invention is to provide a motor having an advantageous copper to iron. ratio by utilizing all available space for winding purposes.

Another object of this invention is to provide a stator comprising a plurality of laminated sec= tions each having wound thereon a substantially cone-shapeclwinding the sides of which. are substantially coincident with its adjacent windings.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel means for retaining the stator sections in assembled relation.

1%. iurther object of this invention is to provide novel bobbin which is fabricated upon the stacked laminae COmprlSing a stator section in such a manner as to permit a winding to be wound thereon.

Other objects relate to novel means for lubricating the motor shaft and gear train driven thereby, novel bearing construction, novel construction assuring proper bearing alignment, and novel motor housing construction.

Still other objects are those'not specifically recitei hereinabove which will become apparent or implied from a reading of the specification, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a section of the device through the rotor shaft as viewed along the line i-i of Figure 2,

Figure 2 is a. face view of the device with the cover and rotor removed,

Figure 3 is a face View of the terminal block as viewed along the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an in de face View of the cove and Ulla 1 associated parts as removed from the rest oi the device,

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the stator and casing,

Figure 6 is an enlarged face view of a stator.

section, and

Figure I is a perspective view of parts of the fabricated bobbin.

Referring to Figure l, the numeral it generally indicates a motor operator which is illustrated approximately to actual size. The motor operator is is housed by a pair of telescoping casing members if! and 62, the casing member i2 comprising a cover and having anannular flange it which is telescopingly received into the casing member ii. The numeral M generally designates a stator, to be described in detail hereinafter, which is located in the main casing member ii. A rotor 55 cooperates with the stator it and is operatively secured to a shaft iii which is rotatively supported in a pair of bearings ill and ill carried by and concentrically disposed with respect to the casing members it and t2 respectiveiy. lhe bearings ii and is will be described in greater detail hereinafter. Therotor shaft it) drives an operator shaft is through a gear train, generally indicated by the numeral It will be noted that though the rotor 55 is suppd'ted by separate interfitting members it and ii, the proper alignment of shaft l is assured by virtue of the telescoping arrangement of the casing members it and i2. Since the novel features of the motor operator ill pertain primarily to the novel structure of the stator i l, and the novel manner which it is mounted in the casing it is thought expedient to first describe the stator construction and mounting in detail after which the other novel features of the motor operator which are incidents thereof will be similarly disposed of.

Referring to Figure 5, it will be seen that the stator it comprises a plurality of identical interloclrable sectionslii. Each section comprises a plurality of larninations (see Figures 1 and 6) which are held in stacked relation by a field winding which is wound directly on each section Each section 2i has an arcuate yolre portion which conforms with the inner cylindrical surface of the casingmernber it, a poleface portion which is concentrically formed with respect to the casing ii, and a pole portion. 2E radially disposed with respect to the casing i i. Each pole portion 25 carries a field winding Each yoke portion is extended to each side of the mole portion, the extension on one side having a in purposes.

, 3 r tongue 2? and a groove 28 and the extension on the other-side having a tongue 2b which engages the tongue and groove of the adjacent section.

The arrangement of the tongue 2i, groove 28, and tongue 29 of each section is such that when the sections 2| are assembled and a circumferential pressure is applied as by an annular ring, band, or, as in the illustrative case, the casing ii, the reactions between the tongue 21, groove 28, and tongue 23 rigidly hold the pole face portions 25 in circumferentially spaced relation. In practice, the sections are assembled, a circumferential pressure is applied by means not shown, and the stator M is then pressed as a unit into the casing i i. It should be pointed out that the interfitting relation of the sections provides a low reluctance magnetic path in the yoke of the stator, and the cross section of the yoke may be a minimum consistent with good engineering practice since the need for holes for receiving rivets, bolts or the like, is obviated. Accordingly, the resultant reduction in the amount of iron necessary in the stator makes available a greater space for wind- Consequently, by obtaining a greater proportion of copper to iron, a more comfirst pair of insulation pieces 38, 32 as indicated .by the dotted lines in Figure 6. The bobbin the bobbin piece 33 comprise upper and lower pact and smaller motor may beobtained which its size.

It will be seen in Figure .5 that each pole face portion is of a maximum width nearly touching its adjacent pole face portions. The width of each pole face portion 25, therefore, is determined by a central anglewhich is a function of the number of poles. Since all-of the sections 2! are identical it naturally follows that the width of each yoke portion 2a is likewise determined by the same central angle. In the illustrative case, the stator it has 8 physical poles and accordingly the dimensions of each section 2! are determined by a central angle of 45 as shown in Figure 5. It will be further noted that the cross section of the pole portion 26 is considerably less thanithe cross section of its pole face portion 25. While this arrangement precludes the use of a preformed field winding 23, it has the advantage of making available a greater space for the winding without objectionably increasing the-reluctance of the magnetic path in. the pole portion.

Each winding 23 is formed substantially coneshaped, being wound tosuch dimensions as to be substantially included in the central angle hereinabove referred to. Accordingly, each side of each winding 23 is substantially coincident with the side' of the adjacent winding thereby utilizing practically all of the available space occupied by the stator except such space as ,is necessary to prevent a short circuiting between windings. As a matter of fact, when the stator is viewed-from one side, as in Figure 2, there is substantially no air space between the windings.

To properly insulate each winding 23 from its section 2! as well as to properly confine thesame to its cone-shape thereon, a bobbin 3% is fabricated about the pole portion 26 of each section 2!. Each bobbin 3!! comprises a first pair of insulation pieces 3!, 32 which may be formed of any suitable material such as Bakelite. Pieces 3 I, 32 are shaped similarly to the section laminapieces 33, 34 which may be formed of any suitable material such as gray fibre. Pieces 33, 3d are disposed adjacent the sides of each pole portion 26 in overlapp ng relation with respect to the is comparatively more powerful in proportion to extensions 39 and fit which extend transversely above and below the pole portion 25. Likewise the doubled-back portions 37, 38 have extensions ii and M which extend transversely above and below the pole portion 26 in overlapping relation with respect to the extension 39 and 40. The flange portions 35, 36 and 37, 38 may be regarded as the vertical bars of the H-shaped bobbin pieces 33, 36, and the portions thereof adjacent the sides of the section 2! may be considered the crossbars of the H-pieces. As will 'be pointed out hereinafter, the extensions 39, at and 5!, :12 are overlapped in such a. manner as to prevent a catching of the winding 23 on the extensions in the process of winding it in the bobbin 3.

In practice, each section 2! is fabricated by first stacking the laminations 22. The insulation pieces 3! and 32 are then placed on the top and bottom of the stack respectively. The bobbin pieces as, 3% are then placed adjacent the sides of the pole portion 26 between the lateral extensions of the yoke and pole face portions. The upper extensions ii d2 of'the bobbin piece 36 are placed inwardly of the upper extensions 39, it of the bobbin piece 33. Likewise the lower extensions 39, ii! of the bobbin 33 are placed inwardly of the lower extensions iii, d2 of the bobbin piece 3 3. Thus, by the overlapping arrangement of the extensions, as clearly seen in Figure 5, it is pos sible to wind the winding 23 in the direction of arrow 63 without the windingbeing caught on the extensions. It will be noted that the faces i i of the yoke portion extensions are formed normally with respect to their pole portion 25 to support the doubled-back portions 35, 31 of the bobbin pieces 33, st normally of the pole portion 26. Likewise the insulation pieces Si, 32 have nor mally extended surfaces 65 for supporting the doubled-back portions 3, 38 of the bobbin pieces 33, 3d normally of the pole portion 26. Thus, each section 2i may be rotatedabout the axis of its pole portion 26 and the winding 23 wound in'the bobbin 30 by a simple winding process without the need of a complicated guide means. To hold each bobbin 3 in assembled condition before the winding. process is begun, a single layer of tape it is wound about the pole portion 25. The .section is then mounted in a suitable winding jig, not shown, and the winding wound directly in the bobbin forming the cone-shape referred .to

hereinabove. The ends of the windings are then secured to inner and outer terminal pieces d7, 48 secured to the upper extensions 39, Ml of bobbin piece 33, as best seen in Figures 5 and 6. The winding 23 is then coated with a suitable sealing compound such as glass cement or varnish to hold the winding turns of greater radii from slipping down over the turns of lesser radii. The sections 2! are then assembled as previously described, and inserted as a unit into the casing member ii To prevent the inner terminals ll from moving inwardly'and short circuiting each other, a flag i9 is provided on the doubled-back portion 383 of each bobbin piece 34. Each flag :39 extends adjacent to a terminal 41 on the adjacent section 2! as best shown in Figure 5. To prevent the outer terminals 41 from moving outwardly and engaging the casing ll, a-ring 5G is placed around them. The ring 50 may be formed of a. strip of gray fiber the ends or which are interlocked as seen in Figure 2.

The stator i4 is held in position in the casing H by a pair of retaining means in the form oi a shoulder 56 formed in the casing ii and a split ring 52 which is received in an annular groove- 53, also formed in the casing l i'; The ring 52 has turned up ends to by means of which the ring may be removed from the groove and the stator it removed from the casing for such purposes as repairing or replacing the stator section it. Dne or more rings 55 of resilient material such as cork or any other suitable compressible material are inserted between the stator id and the retaining means The rings fulfill a dual purpose, serving to talte up the variations in the .thicltness of the stators resulting from the variations in. the thickness of the laminations E22, and also serving to absorb somewhat the magnetic vibrations set up in the stator i l,

As shown in Figure 2, the windilgs 2 nected to provide a split phase induoti arrangement in which the tour lead w brought out to a terminal blocli The t ii al block till has a hub portion which is i t a in a circular aperture 5.; formed in the casing member it. The lead wires are el connected to the wires of a cable matter of fact, in actual practice, the s are bared for a length corresponding to lead wires 56 and extended through apertures 35? provided in the terminal block. The apertures 62 are then filled with solder, thereby providing an oil tight connection with respect to the casing i i. The bored lead wires 5" are covered with suitable insulating material such as synthetic ruboer, which is not subject to deterioration by the action of the oil which is maintained in the motor operator housing for purposes of lubrication as will hereinafter appear. A washer (see Figure l) of suitable insulation material such as gray fiber is placed between the casing member i2 and the terminals ii and to insulate them from the casing 52.

Having fully described the stator including the details of its construction, fabrication, and

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inountin with respect to the casing member l i;

the rotor will now be described in detail in cluding the manner in which it is rotatively supported so as to cooperate eiiiciently with the stator i l, the manner in which it shares a commore support with the gear train so as to provide a proper driving connection therewith, and the manner in which the gear train and rotative support for the rotor are lubricated,

In. the foregoing description of the stato i l it has been seen how the pole faced portions have been rigidly spaced circumferen i concentrically with respect to the casing member it without the use of rivets, bolts,' or "1 e like holding means, and without the need of lnachin= ing the pole faces to assure their concentricity. Since the rotor it is of the squirrel cage induction type, the importance of the proper alignrnent of the stator M and rotor it will be appreciatecl inasmuch as a smaller air gap made possible resulting in greater e'fdciency.

It will now be seen how the bearings it for the rotor shaft to are supported so as to assure the concentricity of the rotor with respect to the casing member i 5 thereby providing enlcient cooperation between the rotor it and the stator it.

'nected therewith by an arcuate web The bearing ll is supported in a hub 86 which is extended inwardly of the casing ii to reduce the overall length of the motor operator it as well as to utilize the space between the rotor l5 and the casing end wall resulting from the extension of the coil 23 to each side of the stator it. The hub is spaced somewhat from the closed end of the casing ii and is integrally con.-

In practice, the casing it is first received in the form of a rough casting in which the hub projects directly from the closed end of the casing, the hub ti l and web appearing as indicated by the full lines in Figure 2. The bearing support is formed by first boring the aperture in which the hearing it? is received concentrically with respect to the casing ii. The aperture is then counter-bored until the arcuate web is formed and an opening is provided between the hub 53 and the closed end of the casing ii. The casing ii is then further counter-bored and a plug is inserted therein to again close the casing. Bearing ii is lubricated by an oil conductive means which may be in the form of a felt pad which is disposed adjacent to the closed end of the casing it and has a portion which extends between the hearin it and the plu The pad. 6i extends into the oil which is mained approximately at a level as shown in Figl. The bearing accordingly, is lubricated capillary action of the oil in the pad use bearing is supported by a flange 89 provided a plate ll? which is tclescopingly received the casing member it. The plate it is supp-orted on posts 'Jl integrally formed with the casing member 42 and secured to the. posts by suitable screws The gear train is rotatively supported between the plate and the casing member the operator shaft it being rotatively supported in a bearing l3 staked to the plate ill and a bearing conveniently supported in the casing member it. A gear l5 operatively secured to the shaft is is driven by a dual gear it which in turn is driven by a second dual gear ill. The gear ll is driven by a pinion it which is operatively secured to the motor shaft iii. It is obvious that because of the arrangement of the pinion iii and rotor it on opposite sides of the plate the rotor and easing member 92 are removable as a unit from the casing nie iber it. Consequently, the driving connection between the rotor iii and the gear train is not disturbed by such a removal. 'Furthermore, the removal of the rotor renders the stator more ac essible for purposes of inspection and repair. The dual gears is, it are mounted for rotation on. pins l3 Elli respectively which are staked to plate and received into sockets ti and which formed in the casing member From the foregoing, it is obvious that the concentricity of soaring i=3 with respect to the casing member ii is assured by the telescoping relation of the plate with respect to the casing member it which in turn is telescopingly fitted with respect to the casing member it. Moreover, the proper meshing relation of the gears of the gear train is assured by virtue of the telescoping arran ernent of the plate "ill with respect to the casing rnember iii and the provision of the soclo ets iii, for receiving the pins l9, 8d respectively.

The lubrication of shafts iii and id in bearings it and i3, respectively, and lubrication of dual gears i6 and l'] on pins iii and respectively, is provided by an oil conductive means which aaraast 7 may be in the form of a felt pad 83 which is disposed adjacent to the plate 10. The pad 83 is arranged to surround the pins 79, 89, the shaft 16, and the bearing 13 are lubricated by the capillaryaction of the oil in the pad 83. As in the case of pad 67, the pad 83 also extends below the level of the oil as best seen in Figure 1. It will be noted that the gear train also extends somewhat below the level of the oil. Conse- Each casing member is provided with four 00- operating apertured ears 86 by means of which the casin'g members may be assembled in any one of four positions with respect to each other, thereby providing four diiferent positions of the operating shaft 16 with respect to a particular mounting of the casing member H. Suitable bolts and screws 81 may be used to secure the casing members together.

From the foregoing it is now apparent that I have provided a compact motor which necessarily is comparatively powerful in proportion to its size since all available space has been utilized for winding purposes, thereby providing an advantageous ratio of copper to iron. Moreover,

eiilciently operated in practice because of the novel construction, fabrication, and arrangement of arts.

It is to be understood that the disclosure of the present invention is illustrative only and not to be considered in a limiting sense, since I contemplate all such changes, variations, adaptations, additions, and omissions, which naturally fall within the inventive concept of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a multipolar stator, a stator section comprising a radial pole portion of uniform crosssection, a yoke portion extended normally to each 'the motor may be economically produced. and

side of said pole portion, and a pole face portion extended to each side of said pole portion,

said extension of said yoke and pole face portions being determined by a central angle which is a function of the number of poles. v

2. In a multipolar stator, a stator section'comprising a radial pole portion, yoke and pole face portions extended to each side of said pole por- 'tion, and a bobbin comprising a central portion:

for enclosing said pole portion and inner and outer side portions for confining said winding,

terminal pieces carried by said side portions for connections. with said windings, and a lateral 1 extension on one of said inner side portions for &

overlapping and insulating the terminal piece carried by the adjacent bobbin side portion.

4. In a motor, a pair of telescoping casing members, a, stator in a first of said members, a rotor for cooperation. with said stator, a. shaft for said rotor, a plate telescopingly received in the second of said members and secured thereto, said shaft being journalled in said plate and said first casing member, and a gear train journalled between said secondmember and said plate in drivable relation with respect to said shaft, said rotor being removable from said first member together with said second member whereby said rotor and geartrain are removable as a unit.

5. A motor operator comprising a pair of telescoping casing members, a bearing concentrically supported by each member in axially spaced relation with respect to the end portion thereof, oil conductive means for lubricating said bearings and disposed between each said bearing and the end portion of its respective supporting member, a rotor journalled in said bearings, a gear train driven by said rotor and journalled in one of said casing members, said geartrain being lubricated by the oil conductive means in said one of said casing members, and a stator for cooperation with said rotor, said stator comprising a plurality of interlockable sections insertable as a unit in the other of said casing members in concentric alignment with respect to the rotor, and retaining means for providing axial align; ment of said stator with respectto said rotor.

6. A multi-polar motor stator comprising a plurality of circumferentially related stator sections,

each section comprising a radial pole portion, a

and said inner and outer side portions of said bobbin being determined by a central angle which is a function of the number of the poles, and terminal pieces carried by said inner and outer bobbin side portions for electrical connection with said winding, 9, further portion of one of said inner side portions of each of said bobbins bearing a member projecting laterally, whereby to inwardly overlie said terminal piece carried by said inner side of an adjacent bobbin, and insulated means surrounding said stator and outwardly overlying said terminal pieces carried by saidouter sides of said bobbins.

'7. A multi-polar motor stator comprising a plurality of circumferentially related stator sections, each section comprising a radial pole portion, a bobbin supported thereon, a winding on said bobbin, said bobbin having a. central portion for enclosing said pole portion and inner and outer side portions for confining said wind-' ing, said winding being cone-shaped, dimensions of said winding and said inner and outer side portions of said bobbin being determined by a centra1 angle which is a function of the numberof the poles, and terminal pieces carried by said inner and outer bobbin side portions for electrical connectionwith said winding, 9. further portion ofone of said inner side portions of each of said bobbins bearing a member projecting laterally, whereby to inwardly overlie said terminal piececarried by said inner side of an adjacent bobbin. 4 v

8. A'multi-polar motor stator comprising a plurality of circumferentially related stator sections, each section comprisinga radial pole portion, a bobbin supported thereon, e winding on said bobbin. said bobbin having a central p0rtion for enclosing said pole portion and inner and outer side portions for confining said winding, said winding being cone-shaped, dimensions of saidwinding and said inner and outer side portions of said bobbin being determined by a central angle which is a function oi the number of the poles, terminal pieces carried by said inner and outer bobbin side portions for electrical connection with said winding, and insulated means surrounding said stator end outwardly overlying said terminal pieces carried by said outer sides of said boioioios.

9. in 2. motor, e stator, e rotor for cooperating therewith, o shaft for said rotor, side wells and end walls comprising a poi? of cosine mem bers housing said stator and said rotor, bearing supports carried by said members and disposed in eisieiiy spaced reietiozisi'iip therewith for so totasiy supporting said shaft, intermediary between said members and said su onorts, at least one of said moons being int-semi with and overlying a portion of the reieted member, and oii conducting means ieetweeo said support and said member and extending to seid side weiis of said memoers tiiroiig'i'i said support for i'oiisi with said oii eondizetine means.

In as motor o sotor so at i s for rotation in said casing", s 1? solid rote-r, iobrieotino s end oi 'rotor shell, ooinorisiog "iie silo-it, iori I for silent, said end soid sin-ft tiiioogii said means iii or: mu

' one-"lo with said goiene 11. A mu1ti=polar motor stator comprising a. plurality of identical, ciroumiferentieliy adjacent sections each having a redial pole portion, an enlarged pole face portion extending to each side of said pole portion and e yoke portion extendmg to each side of said pole portion, each yoke portion being formed to interlock with adjacent yoke portions and including an inwardly facing pleine surfeee extending to each side of said poie portion and perpendicular to the axis thereof, no part of sold yoke portion extending beyond said surfeee in the diseotion oi. enlarged poie face, the ones of said pole portions being direoted toward as common point, and said em tensions of solid yoke and ooie iece portions of eooii of said sections being determined by e the out= line of some to i'eeeive winding surrounding said ooie motion is y Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,412,254. December 10, 1946.

WALTER E. EDELMAN It is hereby certified that errors appear in the printed specifications of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Column 7, line 4, after bearing 73 insert which; column 9, line 30, claim 10, for the Words motor casing read motor, a casing; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 9th day of November, A. D. 1948.

[SEAL] THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Commissioner 0 f Pa'temfs.

Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,412,254. December 10, 1946.

' WALTER E. EDELMAN It is hereby certified that errors appear in the printed specifications of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Column 7, line 4, after bearing 73 insert which; column 9, line 30, claim 10, for the Words motor casing read motor, a casing; and that the said Letters Patent should be read With these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 9th day of November, A. D. 1948.

[SEAL] THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Commissioner of Pa'tents. 

